Changing Perspectives: Wester Hailes- Films of New Town Utopia

Description

On September 18th 2018 we held a film screening and ‘blethers’ event at Wester Hailes Library titled ‘Changing Perspectives: Wester Hailes- Films of New Town Utopia’. This event was carried out in collaboration with WHALE ARTS, Wester Hailes Library, and filmmaker Shona Thomson. The evening began with a selection of sections from the 2017 film New Town Utopia, and was followed in the second half of the evening by a selection of five films taken from the WHALE VHS Archive, of films produced, created and directed by local residents, selected by Shona Thomson. The event acted as a preliminary event for ‘Changing Perspectives: Wester Hailes Film and Moving Image Festival’, October 15th-20th, and in this way contributed towards to beginning of a series of events aimed at changing ideas about the paces in which we live. The screenings were followed by memory-sharing, together with an opportunity for participants to explore the Tower Block UK exhibition and Museum Box, which were also in place at Wester Hailes Library for two weeks.

Period	14 Sep 2018 → 28 Sep 2018
Event type	Exhibition
Location	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Degree of Recognition	Regional